Draw and Tell

summary

Which comes first, the story or the pictures? Most of the time, the story comes first.

Source:Time Together: RIF Family of Readers

CATEGORIES:Ideas for Every Season, Reading

AGES:

1-2

3-5

6-8

MATERIALS: Minimal

TYPE: Indoor

TIME OF DAY: Play

Which comes first, the story or the pictures? Most of the time, the story comes first. But you can do it the other way around. Start with a picture that your child has made. Ask your child to tell you a story about it. Write down the story in your childs own words. Then read the story together.